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Your Community Needs You!

Our new President, Barack Obama, has challenged all of us to do something positive in our communities. Regardless of your individual political views, this seems like something we can all agree is a good idea.

So, in the spirit of moving forward towards a brighter tomorrow, I’ve decided to give 1 to 3 months of free web hosting to any eVerity customers who go out and do something positive in their community, and who are willing to document it through pictures and videos, which may be posted on this blog.

This offer does not apply to customers/organizations who already help their communities, unless they do something above and beyond what they normally do. The whole point is to do something unusual, something that may be outside your comfort zone, to make a difference.

Here are some ideas:
1. If you are a web designer, you could set up a web page for a local non-profit agency.

2. If you are an accountant, a lawyer, etc., you could do some pro-bono work for someone who really needs your services but can not afford them.

3. Make birthday cards for, or spend time with, the elderly.

4. Run or walk in a charity race with friends.

5. Explore history by interviewing a nursing home resident about how they grew up.

6. Help cook and/or serve a meal at homeless shelter.

7. Help with repairs at a local homeless shelter.

8. Assist in a shelter day-care room, taking care of children while parents look for jobs.

9. Volunteer to help at a Special Olympics event.

10. Bring toys to children in the cancer ward of a hospital.

11. Build a ramp for a person in a wheelchair so it is easier for them to get in and out of their house.

12. Clean a neighbor’s yard who can not do it themselves.

13. Visit a rehabilitation center. Learn about patients with special needs. Volunteer to help.

14. Plant a garden or tree where the whole neighborhood can enjoy it.

15. Adopt an acre of a park or a mile of roadside to keep clean.

16. Clean up trash along a river or in a park.

17. Clear a new trail at a nature center or park.

18. Rake leaves, shovel snow, clean gutter or wash windows for a senior citizen.

19. Deliver meals to homebound individuals.

20. Offer to pick up groceries with/for a senior citizen.

21. Help senior citizens in your neighborhood obtain and install locks or smoke alarms.

22. Teach a senior friend how to use a computer or the Internet.

You can do something through your church or with another group. It doesn’t matter, so long as you are willing to post some pictures and a story that others will hopefully find inspiring.

Rules: It does not matter what country you live in. The credit can not be applied to more than 1 web site per customer. Total credits can not exceed $30 per customer. In most cases 1 month will be given, but in especially extensive situations up to 3 months credit will be given. If you have paid the year in advance, the credit will be applied towards future purchases.

The goal is not to pay you for your services. It is just a small incentive/reward for something that you would hopefully already want to do anyway, and that would inspire others to get involved in their communities as well.

Send your stories to james at everity.com

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